Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Friday, September 4, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009

First Fall Migrant

A female Redstart was seen today in the backyard.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Friday, August 14, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

Found these yesterday on the fennel. They are in the first instar stage.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Hummers

Just put up the hummingbird feeder for the late summer/fall ruby-throated hummingbirds that frequent our yard. It only took them 10 minutes to find it!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Swift Creek

Micrathena, a Neotropical woodland orb-weaver spider:

Rattle snake plantain:
White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda):
Wood Satyr:
A young Cricket Frog, they have a Y-shaped stripe on their back:

Monday, July 20, 2009

Stag Beetle

Knocking on our door last night...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

The swifts have left the chimney

Last heard them 2 nights ago. They must have flocked up with other swifts and roosting elsewhere.